the next step...

He was brilliant.
His words remain relevant.

"All life events are formative.
All contribute to what we become,
year by year,
as we go on growing.
As my friend
the poet Kenneth Koch once said,
'You aren't just the age you are.
You are all the ages you ever have been!'"

Brilliant.
Relevant.
Mister Rogers.

So tonight
I'm
5 and 18...
49 and 21...
30 and 25...
32 and 48.

The next step
I'll continue to form
as God intends.

I'll take the next step
and hold on
to the treasures
I've discovered
through the years
and trust
with
all my
heart,
soul,
and
mind...
that
treasures
are yet to be discovered,
yet to be realized,
yet to be held.